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' DISPLAY BOX Filed llarch 23. 1922 Z'Shects-Sheet 2 Aa@ @e PatentedFeb. s, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAX HOGE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO SFTON MANUFACTURING COR-PORATION, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION F NEW YORK.` i

i DISPLAY BOX.

l Application filed March 23, 1922. Serial No. `545,947.

This invention relates to improvements in display boxes and its purposeis to provide improved means for supporting a box in an inclinedposition. Although the invention may be employed in connection withvarious forms of boxes, it is particularly applicable to folding boxesconstructed of paper, cardboardor the like. The principal object of theinvention is to provide a box having an improved easel attachment forsupporting it in an inclined position. A further object is to provide afolding box formed from a one-piece blank comprising parts adapted toform an easel when the box is assembled. Still another object is toprovide a folding box including an easel attachment which may be readilyassembled or disassembled and arranged to occupy a small space whenpacked for shipment.

These and other objects will appear more clearly from the followingspecification taken with the accompanying drawing `in which oneembodiment is illustrated. In the drawings: i

Fig. 1 shows a plan view of a paper or cardboard blank comprising all ofthe parts which make up the assembled box;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the box in a folded or collapsedposition adapted to be packed for shipment; p

3 is a perspective View of the partially assembled box showing the coverin open position and the parts of the easel partially assembled; p

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the couipletely assembled box showingthe easel folded beneath the bottom of the box; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective View showing the use of the box for displaypurposes with the cover in open position and the easel supporting thebox in an inclined position.

In the accompanying drawings the complete box is shown as beingformedfrom a paper or cardboard blank which coiuiirises in one integralpiece all of the parts of the box. Describing these parts by referenceto the positions which they occupy when the box is assembled, theblaiikcoinprises a `bottom wall 11 which` is unitedto its forward end`along a crease or fold line 12 with the front wall 13. The bottom wallis united at its opposite edge along a parallel crease or fold line 14with a rear flap 15. l 15 is united along a parallel fold line 16 `line33 with an easel extension 34.

with the cover 17. The bottom wall 11 is united at its ends along foldlines 1S, extending at rightangles to the fold lines 12 and 14e, withendfla ps 19 which have substantially the same dimensions as the front Wall13 and the rear flap 15. The front wall 13 `is united at one end along a`fold line 2O with an end wall Q1 and this end wall has a triangularshaped iange 22 projectingr from the lower edge thereof adjacent oneend. The other end `of the front wall 13 united along a fold line orcrease 23,` extending parallel to the fold line Q0, with the other endwall Q11 which is provided with a triangular shaped flange 25- extendingfrom the lower edge thereof in a position similar `to that occupied bythe fiangeQQ on the end wall 21. The end'wall Q4 is united at the endthereof opposite the front wall 13, along a crease or fold line 2T, withthe rear wall 28 and this rear wall is united at its opposite end, alonga fold line 29, with a. tab which is adapted to be secured by glue orother fastening means tothe outer extremity of the end wall 21. A coversupporting flap 31 is united to the top edge of the rear wall 2S along afold line 32and tlieopposite edge of the rear wall united along a foldposite ends .of the extensionBl` are united along fold lines 35 Withtheextension flaps $36 which arey cut away ontheir upper sides to :formV-shaped notches having' inclined edges 37 and 38, thus" formingprojecting tongues 3l) at the outer cornersl ofthe cxteuscribed. A iapmay also be formed on the front edge of the cover to extend downwardly`into the box parallel to the front wall when the parts are assembled.

In assembling the blank into thearrangenient illustrated in Fig. 2 inwhich it may be conveniently packed for shipment or from which it may beunfoldedinto the form of a box, the end flaps 19 are first folded overon the fold lines 18 until they occupytpositions parallel to and` in"contact l. with the be allowed to extend outwardly in the plane reariiap 15 land the cover 17 are then folded about the line 14C until theyoverlie the end `'flaps 19 in positions parallel to the bottom wall. Theend wall 24 and the rear'iwall 28 with the parts carried thereby arethen folded about the line or crease 23 until they occupy positionsparallel to the front wall 31 and the end wall Q1. One extension flap 86will then overlie the cover!17"and,*toneduce the space occupied by thefolded blank, the other extension flap 36 may be folded under the easelextension 34. `lith theparts in this position the tab 30 is glued orotherwise secured to the adjacent extremity of the end wall 21. Thefront iiapflO formed on the upper edge of the front wall 153 may be al'lowed to remain inthe plane of the bottoni wall 11, as illustratedinthe drawing, and the cover supporting flap 31 may similarly of therear wall 28. The parts of the' box are then in position to be packedfor shipment or to be unfolded and assembled.

ln assembling the folded blank to form a box, the connected front andrear walls and end walls are unfolded to forni a rectangular enclosurewhich, in the embodiment illustrated, is a square enclosure since theouter walls are of equal size. The end of the cover 17 lyinO within thisenclosure is then grasped and piilled upwardly through the rectangularenclosure until the bottom wallll occupies its normal position in theplane of the lower edges of the outer walls which form the enclosure.The end flaps 19 are then folded upwardly until they occupy positionsparallel to and in contact with the end walls 21and 24. The rear Lflap15 will have assumed a posit-ion parallel to the rear wall 2S and thefront `flap Ll() may `then be folded about the line 41 until it occupiesa position on the inner side of the enclosure parallel to the front wall13. As the part 4:0 is folded downwardly within the box, the ears 13will automatically be bent at right angles thereto and will serve tohold the end flaps 15) in their' upright positions. The parts of the boxwill then occupy the relative positions illustrated in Fig. 3.

In assembling the parts which compose the easel, the extension flaps 86are bent in a forward direction about the fold lines 35 until theyoccupy positions at right angles to the easel extension 34. Theseconnected members are then moved forwardly about the fold line 33 untileach of the pointed extremities 39 of the flaps 36 extends upwardlybetween one of the end flaps 19 and the adjacent end wall 21 or 24. Theextent to which the flaps 86 may be inserted into the slots between theend flaps andthe end walls is limited by thetriangular tlangesQZ and 25which extend downwardly from the lower edges of the end walls and areadapted to lie port thebox in the inclined position shown in Fig. Vhenin this position, adapted for display purposes, the cover 17 issupported in an upper inclined position by the cover supporting flap 31formed on the upper edge of the rear wall 28, it being understood thatthe connection between the rear wall and the flap 31 has sullicientstillness to allow the flap 3l to maintain an upper inclined positionwhen supporting the weight of the cover. Suitable advertising materialmay be printed on the inside of the cover 17 to advertise the contentsof the box when it is supported in this display position.

When it is desired to store or ship the box while it is filled withgoods, the cover 17 and the cover supporting flange l1 may be foldeddownwardly until they occupy the positions illust-rated in F ig. l, andthe easel may be caused to occupy a position parallel to the bottom ofthe box by folding the flanges and 25 into positions parallel to thebottom l1 and then folding the easel extension into a similar parallelposition with the easel extensions 36 lying in contact therewith andbetween the part 34 and the bottom of the box, as illustrated in' Fig.4.

Although a particular embodiment of the invention has been shown anddescribed for purposes of illustration, it'will be understood that itmay be` constructed in various other forms without departing from thescope of the appended claims.

I claim:

'1. The combination in a box of a rear wall, an easel extension attached'to the lower edge of said rear wall, an extension flap attached to saideasel extension and extending forwardly therefrom, an end wallcomprising two parallel members, one of which is continuous with saidrear wall, and a projection. formed on said extension flap and adaptedto extend upwardly between the parallel menibers of said end wall.

2. rllhe combination in a box of a rear wall, an end wall continuouswith said rear wall, an easel extension attached to the lower edge ofsaid rear wall, a front wall connected to said end wall, a bottom wallconnected to said front wall, anextension flap extending forwardly fromsaid easel extension, and a projection formed on said extension flap toextend upwardly between said bottoni wall and said end wall.

3. The combination in a box of a real-wall, an end wall continuous withsaid rear wall,

an easel extension attached to the lower edge oi' said rear wall, atrent wall connected to said end Wall, a bottom wall connected to saidi'ront wall, an extension flap extending i'orwardly from said easelextension, and a proside of said projection which is engaged by said endwall.

el. The combination in a box of a rear wall, an end wall attached at oneend to said rear wall, a trent wall att-ached at one end to said endwall, a bottom wall attached to the lower edge of said trent wall, anend flap attached to said bottom wall and adapted to extend upwardlybeside said end wall, an easel extension formed on the lower edge ofsaid rear wall and having a part extending forwardly with the lower edgethereotl inclined to said bottom wall, and a projection formed on the'forwardly extending part ot said easel extension to extend upwardlybetween said end wall and said end flap.

5. The combination with a box comprising a rear wall and an end wall ofan easel extension extending downwardly from said rear wall, and anextension flap extending orwardly from said easel extension and having apartprojecting' upwardly on the inner side.`

of said end wall, said end wall having a part extending downwardly asubstantial distance on one side ot' said extension flap.`

6. The combination in a box comprising a cover, a rear wall and an endwall, said two latter walls beingunited at their ends, of an easelextension extending downwardly from said rear wall, an extension flapextending forwardly from said easel extension parallel to said end wall,said extension flap having an upper edge inclined to its lower edge andmeans carried by said end wall for holding said upper edge substantiallyin aligmnent with the lower edge ot said end wall.

The combination in a box having a rear wall and an end wall of an easelextension extending downwardly trom said rear wall, said easel extensionhaving a iiap extending 0forwardly parallel to said end wall, said flaphaving its upper side cut away to form a projection adjacent the endthereof opposite said rear wall and to `torni an edge inclined to itslower edge, said projection being adapted to extend upwardly on one sideof said end wall, said end wall having a part adapted to extenddownwardly below said inclined surface on the side of said flap oppositethat on which said end wall engages said projection.

S. A folding box comprising a front wall, end walls and a rear wallcontinuous therewith and united with said front wall to `form anenclosure, another rear wall, a bottom wall i and a cover united to oneedge of saidlatter `rear wall, and an easel extension united to saidfirst rear wall. n

9. A box comprising a plurality of connected folding exterior wallmembers adapted to form an` enclosure, a bottom wall united along' oneedge to the lower edge of one of said wall members, an easelextensionunited along one edge to the lower edge of another of said hwallmembers, a. cover united to still another one of said wall members, anda cover supporting flap united to the top edge of the wall member towhich said easel extension is united.

l0. A foldingv box comprising four lateral exterior walls adapted toform a rect-angular enclosure, a bottom wall united to one longitudinaledge of one oi' said lateral walls, a

flap united to the opposite edge of said bottom wall, a cover` united tosaid flap, and aneasel extension united to a lateral wallopposite thesaid wall to which said bottom wall is united.

j il. A folding'box comprising four lateral exterior walls united alongfold lines to form a rectangular enclosure, a bottom Wall united along ai'old line to one longitudinal edge of one of said lateral walls, a flapunited along a fold line with the opposite edge of said bottom wall, acover united along a fold line with the edge of said flap opposite saidbottom wall, end flaps united along fold lines with the ends of saidbottom wall, and` an easel extension united along a fold line with asaid bottom wall is united.

12. Thecombination with a. box, a rear` wall. and end walls comprisingtwo members, said rear wall having au easel continuous therewith and4formed with a projection, one of said end members having a downwardlyextending `portion adapted to substantially overlie the inner iace ofsaid easel when the projection of the easel in engagement between themembers of said end wall.

13. A box having a bottom, a. rear wall comprising two members one ofwhich is continuous with said bottom and the other `of which iscontinuous with an end wall, said latter member having a flap forsupporting a cover, and an easel continuous with the bottom edge of saidlatter member.

MAX HOGE.

